IdiomFood & Drink
Spanish
SpanishEstar frito
Meaning: To be fed up or worn out.
Literally: To be fried
Example: “Llevo tres horas con el formulario y estoy frito.” — I've spent three hours on this form and I've had it up to here.
English equivalent: To have had it up to here
Origin: Something fried is finished, done to a crisp and past saving. Being frito is being exhausted or fed up, or, in another common use, being in serious trouble with no way out (estoy frito, I've had it). It is colloquial and has no particular story behind it.
Equivalents in other languages
German: die Nase voll haben Literally: To have a full nose- German: die Faxen dicke haben Literally: To have the pranks thick
English: have had it up to here
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